Good Morning Please checkin at the back table

Good Morning! § Please check-in at the back table to your right. § On one Post-It note, write down two things you KNOW about Mars/Mars exploration and add it to the large KNOW Post-It on the wall. § On a second Post-It note, write down two things you WANT TO KNOW about Mars and add it to the large WANT to KNOW Post-It on the wall. § Remember your homework? How is Mars depicted in science fiction? § Enjoy some breakfast!

Welcome § Andy Shaner, Public Engagement Lead § Christine Shupla, Education Lead

Space Science activities for child and tween library programs Free, fun, hands-on www. lpi. usra. edu/education/explore

Activities on Jupiter and the Solar System The Juno mission arrives at Jupiter this July 4!

A few of the other Explore modules

Join the Facebook group www. facebook. com/groups/LPI. Explore § We post resources, events, trainings, and news. § Share your own ideas and activities!

Explore Mars § Bringing Mars science and exploration into your communities § Funding for this training comes from the Chem. Cam instrument onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover

Explore Mars § Goal: Bring Mars science and exploration activities and resources to public librarians and their communities.

Explore Mars Objectives: 1) Introduce public librarians to comparative planetology and basic geologic characteristics of Mars. 2) Discuss the appeal of Mars as a potential place for current or past habitability. 3) Model how advances in spacecraft technology have aided in our evolving views of Mars as a place.

Explore Mars 4) Model activities designed for use in libraries that communicate Mars science and exploration. 5) Facilitate discussions of integrating training information and activities into programs.